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bring someone or something up

1. Lit. to cause someone or something to go up with one from a lower place to a higher place. We brought them up and let them view the city from the balcony. Why did you bring up Tom? Wasn't he comfortable down there?

2. Fig. to mention someone or something. Why did you have to bring that up? Why did you bring up Walter? I hate talking about him!

3. Fig. to raise someone or something; to care for someone or something up to adulthood. We brought the dog up from a pup. We brought up the puppies carefully and sold them for a good profit.

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I shouldn't have expected that you would bring up all these remembrances of my troubles to me,--it's so inconsiderate Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context This is the principle on which I bring up my own children, and this is the principle on which I bring up these children. Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context Come, mistress, bring up in this here chair, and tell me how you like our new heiress. The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context			bring to a successful conclusion bring to account bring to aid bring to attention bring to bear bring to book bring to do bring to feet bring to fruition bring to heel bring to justice bring to knees bring to life bring to light bring to mind bring to rest bring to senses bring to the [bargaining etc.] table bring to the fore bring to the party bring to the table bring to trial bring together bring under bring under control bring up bring up for bring up on bring up sharply bring up short bring up the rear bring up to bring up to date bring up with a start bring up-to-date bring with bring within a range bring within range brink bristle bristle at bristle with rage britches broach with broad broad as a barn door broad in the beam broad strokes broaden broaden horizons broaden out			bring to the bar bring to the fore bring to the fore bring to the front bring to the party bring to the table bring to the table bring to the table bring to the table bring to the table bring to their senses bring to their senses bring to their senses bring to their senses bring to trial bring to trial bring to view bring together bring together bring together bring together in a crowd bring toward a central point bring unawares into danger bring unawares into evil bring under bring under bring under control bring under domination bring under rule bring under subjection bring up bring up for Bring Up My Post bring up on bring up on charges bring up sharply bring up short bring up short bring up short bring up short bring up short Bring Up The Post bring up the rear bring up the rear bring up the rear Bring Up This Topic bring up to bring up to code bring up to code bring up to code bring up to code bring up to code bring up to date bring up to date bring up with a start bring up-to-date bring upon bring upon bring upon oneself Bring Urban Recycling to Nashville Today bring with

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